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DGCCRF Inspections for 2024–2025: An overview

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, the entire team from Office 5B of the DGCCRF was present to present a review of its activities as part of its remit to oversee the cosmetics market. Before delving specifically into the topics of GMP, claims and nanomaterials, Vanessa Picot, Deputy Head of the Office, provided an overview of the 2024–2025 inspections… and answered the questions they raised.

French cosmetovigilance: the 2024/2025 review

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, Élodie Lontsi, Scientific Project Manager – Cosmetovigilance and Tatouvigilance at ANSES, reviewed recent cosmetovigilance figures in France, as well as the main implications of reports of serious adverse effects on the management of certain cosmetic ingredients.

What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

During the 5th edition of the Lipids & Cosmetics Congress, held on January 28 and 29, 2026, a round table discussion was organized on the theme “Palm oil: what does the future hold?” Hervé Plessis, CEO of Stéarinerie Dubois, Philippe Guariloff of Chanel, Julie Cortal of Nopalm Ingredients, Antoine Piccirilli, Scientific Director of La Fabrique Végétale, and Marie-Odile Hecht, Director of Cosmo...

MoCRA enforcement in the USA: a status update

It is two years old, but the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the regulatory framework for cosmetics in the United States, has not yet reached full maturity. Some rules are still missing, while the implications of those already in effect can be measured. At the 23rd Cosmetic Valley Regulatory Issues - Fragrances & Cosmetics Congress held on November 19 a...

A world tour of allergen labelling

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on 19 and 20 November 2025, Linh de Beaucorps and Juliette Blès from FEBEA revisited the issue of international acceptance of mandatory European labelling for “new” allergens, providing an update on the situation in different countries and geographical areas.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Sustainable cosmetics: the impact of consumers

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Sustainable development is not just the responsibility of product manufacturers. All players throughout the chain have a role to play, from raw materi...

Monday, December 1, 2014

ANSM: the 2014 regulatory inspections

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The congress in Chartres, France, is usually an opportunity for ANSM representatives (the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Saf...

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Cosmetics regulations: FEBEA Q&A in Chartres

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Triman logo, notification of establishment, denaturing alcohol, claims (without, hypoallergenic, anti-wrinkle, etc.), cosmetics tax and reporting sale...

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Cosmetics Regulation: Europe on stand-by

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It came into force on July 11, 2013, but it has not been fully implemented yet. There are still numerous outstanding ‘details’, and not necessarily mi...

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Measuring the psychosocial influence of cosmetics

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Cosmetic products cannot be evaluated in terms of efficacy or safety alone. A lot of research now focuses on sensory analysis techniques, which identi...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Cosmetics and sustainable development: everyone wins!

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Beauty and Society: this was one the themes dealt with at the 28th IFSCC congress held on 27-30 October 2014 in Paris, with a whole day of conferences...

Monday, November 10, 2014

Safety assessment and alternative methods: an update with Vera Rogiers

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Since animal experimentation was prohibited in the cosmetics industry, the challenge has been to keep assessing the safety of products and their ingre...

Thursday, November 6, 2014

In search of a 'natural’ preservative

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Some 464 posters were exposed on the fringes of the conference programme at the 28th IFSCC congress held from October 27-30, 2014 in Paris. All of the...

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Shampoos: there’s some change in cleansing bases!

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No, shampoos are not just water and foam! Their formulations also follow the trends to meet the market’s expectations, they are increasingly enriched ...

Monday, October 27, 2014

Different forms of alopecia and treatment

Daily hair loss is normal. But when you lose too much hair, too regularly or all of a sudden, there is a problem. Not all hair loss is caused by the s...

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The scalp: causes of inflammatory discomfort

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Seborrhoeic dermatitis and psoriasis are the two most common pathologies affecting the scalp, causing dandruff, scaly patches, and itching. At Cosmed'...

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Vegan, the growing trend that knows better

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Vegan. This word was frequently brought up as an integral part of the criteria to be respected at the Natural and Organic Cosmetics Conference hosted ...